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20 Signs You're A Freshman At The University Of Illinois And You Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

If you know, you know.

Maya Kowitt

Feb 19, 2018

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20 Signs You're A Freshman At The University Of Illinois And You Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way

Maya Kowitt

I-L-L-I-N-I. The place where dreams come true.

1. You either live in Bromley or hate on the people who live there

Home sweet Brom baby.

2. You Uber a block because it's too cold

Honestly, judge me. I am also judging myself.

3. Monday night Joe's is your saving grace

It truly is a freshman hotspot.

4. Waiting for 19 like…

My heart goes out to all those with summer birthdays.

5. You never knew bikers could be so aggressive

You are not entitled to run me over just because you're on a bike, sir.

6. You go home on random weekends just to see your dog

We do it because we can.

7. You have Jimmy Johns, Chopstix, and Domino's on speed dial

If you live in Bromley you’ve definitely called the wrong Jimmy John's on Green Street once or twice.

8. You probably haven't been to a football game yet

But at least you go to block every weekend!

9. You’ve walked passed Lion and whispered to yourself “one day”

Are the security guards really necessary?

10. Your friends at other schools are worried about your liver

This is not as much a freshman thing, but more like a University of Illinois thing.

11. You've bought wayyy to much stuff at Ragstock for themed parties

No one prepared me for the number of costumes I would need in college.

12. You’ve gotten a few 19 IDs taken away

"He asked me what year I graduated from high school and I freaked out and couldn't do the math."

13. You have tried to explain the squirrel situation to a non-Illini

The squirrels here are wack. I have also developed an irrational fear of them.

14. You get defensive when visitors call "block" a tailgate

"Shut up Mallory, you don't even go here. Go back to Michigan."

15. Your tongue is blue after most nights out

Shoutout to you, Kams, the true MVP.

16. You’ve cursed at yourself for not going to a warm school

I'm not even mad that I got denied from Tulane.

17. You’ve commented on the "beautiful scenery" once or twice

And on your left, you can see some more cornfields.

18. Your only friends are from Illinois, and it’s super convenient

I really don't have friends from other states.

19. You've spent a lot of your "college money" on trips to Evergreen and Hometown Pantry

I need a job.

20. You’ve realized that if you had chosen any other school you would have been miserable

Best decision I've made so far.

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If you know, you know.

1. You either live in Bromley or hate on the people who live there

2. You Uber a block because it's too cold

3. Monday night Joe's is your saving grace

4. Waiting for 19 like…

5. You never knew bikers could be so aggressive

6. You go home on random weekends just to see your dog

7. You have Jimmy Johns, Chopstix, and Domino's on speed dial

8. You probably haven't been to a football game yet

9. You’ve walked passed Lion and whispered to yourself “one day”

10. Your friends at other schools are worried about your liver

11. You've bought wayyy to much stuff at Ragstock for themed parties

12. You’ve gotten a few *19* IDs taken away

13. You have tried to explain the squirrel situation to a non-Illini

14. You get defensive when visitors call "block" a tailgate

15. Your tongue is blue after most nights out

16. You’ve cursed at yourself for not going to a warm school

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

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4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

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7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

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9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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